This short film was developed to show the hidden climate potential in low carbon biotechnology solutions.

In the right context and with the right support these solutions could become an important part to combat climate change. To ensure the transformative potential, the potential of both positive and negative feedbacks should be considered.

”Adding enzymes to the products/services necessary when operating a household, and to day to day activities in general, can bring about more efficient processes and less related emissions.”

Potential positive feedback:

• To improve domestic processes, we can study and learn from nature. Mimicking the processes of nature (biomimicry) will be very efficient, as nature always is. This knowledge can be used in many different areas of society.
• The generation of knowledge, infrastructure and processes from one area can be adopted and applied in others so that efficient solutions are created from the onset.

Potential negative feedback:

• Efficiency gains in domestic processes can cloud the fact that certain processes perhaps need to be replaced altogether.
• Domestic efficiency may create a false sense of progress, when the real gains from low carbon biotechnologies could be made elsewhere.
• Revenues from these solutions could be invested solely in inventions that provide short term efficiency gains driven by the consumer market and by short-term results, putting a lid on long-term strategic investments of transformative potential.

Watch the movie:

Enzymes in laundry detergent can allow lower wash temperatures while significantly reducing the volume of detergent needed. The process saves energy (electricity used to heat water), packaging and transport since smaller packages are needed, as well as chemicals and chemical production.